National Cyber Director launches discussion on cyber workforce; Commerce and Labor departments announce initiative

Government and industry leaders gathered at the White House on Tuesday to deepen discussions on bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity workforce, with the promise of more work to come and an announcement from the Commerce and Labor departments of a new “sprint” to expand apprenticeships.

About 75 participants from the federal government, industry and academia attended the National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit at the White House, with National Cyber Director Chris Inglis hosting the event. Inglis “emphasized this was...